- War Memorial at Oncenter
Infobox Stadium
stadium_name = War Memorial at Oncenter
nickname =
location = 800 S State St.
Syracuse,New York ,USA , 13202
broke_ground =
opened = 1951
renovated = 1994
expanded =
closed =
demolished =
owner =Onondaga County
operator =Onondaga County
surface =
construction_cost =
architect =
former_names = Onondaga War Memorial
tenants =Syracuse Warriors (AHL) (1951-1954)
Syracuse Nationals (NBA) (1951-1963)
Syracuse Eagles (AHL) (1974-1975)
Syracuse Firebirds (AHL) (1979-1980)
Syracuse Smash (NLL) (1997-2000)
Syracuse Soldiers (AIFL) (2006)
Syracuse Raging Bullz (ABA) (2007)
Syracuse Crunch (AHL) (1994-Present)
seating_capacity = 8,000 (floor events)6,230 (hockey)
dimensions =
The War Memorial at Oncenter, originally the Onondaga War Memorial, is a 6,230-seat multi-purposearena in Downtown Syracuse,New York . It is part of the Oncenter Complex. Built in 1951, it featured the first poured-in-place concrete roof in the U.S. Fact|date=February 2007The War Memorial is home to the
Syracuse Crunch Ice hockey team . Previous teams to call the War Memorial home included theNBA 'sSyracuse Nationals and several now-defunctAmerican Hockey League teams. It hosted theNBA All-Star Game in 1961 and the NCAAFrozen Four in 1967 and 1971. It also hosted the first WWFIn Your House pay-per-view in 1995. In April 1998 the Oncenter hosted WWF Monday Night Raw. The Oncenter is occasionally host to WWEhouse show s.succession box
title = Home of the
Syracuse Nationals
years = 1951 – 1963
before = State Fair Coliseum
after = Convention Hall &Philadelphia Arena
succession box
title = Host of theNBA All-Star Game
years = 1961
before = Convention Hall
after =Kiel Auditorium
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